STUDENT HANDBOOK

2020-2021

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

2020-2021 Civil Engineering Flowchart Engineering Math 4

2020-2021 Technical Elective Page 5

Computer Requirement 6

Math and Science Accreditation Hour Requirement 6

Course Grade Requirements 6

GPA and Engineering GPA 7

Upper-Division Transfer Credit Policy 7

Repeat Policy 7

Academic Probation 7

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DEPARTMENT Students enrolling in the Civil Engineering program should make note of the following Department and degree titles:

Department Name: Civil & Environmental Engineering

Degrees offered: Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering

Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering

Minor offered: Nuclear Engineering

VISION STATEMENT: Pursuit of excellence in preparing engineers to provide innovative solutions

to the world’s challenges in sustaining the environment and the infrastructure.

MISSION STATEMENT: Provide high quality education in engineering and leadership, life-long

learning opportunities, and innovation for the benefit of the State of Utah and the world.

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Utah is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET (www.abet.org).

B.S. CIVIL ENGINEERING - ENGINEERING MATH 2020 FRESHMAN

Fall (17 hrs) Spring (16 hrs) SOPHOMORE JUNIOR SENIOR

Updated May 13, 2020

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CVEEN 1400 Computer-Aided

Design

CVEEN 1000 Intro to Civil & Environmental

Engineering F 2 SP 3

MATH 1310 Engineering

Calculus I (QR)

MATH (1050 & 1060) or MATH 1080 ↓

F/SP 4

MATH 1320 Engineering Calculus II

MATH 1310 ↓

F/SP/SU 4

General Ed. Requirement

F/SP/SU 3

PHYS 2210 Physics for Sci & Engineers I

MATH 1310 ↓

4 F/SP/SU

WRTG 2010 Intermediate

Writing

F/SP/SU 3

CHEM 1220 Gen Chemistry II

or

PHYS 2220 Physics for Sci & Engineers

II F/SP/SU 4

CHEM 1225 Gen Chemistry II Lab

or PHYS 2215 Physics for Sci & Engineers I Lab

or PHYS 2225 Physics for Sci & Engineers II Lab

F/SP/SU 1

CVEEN 2000 Seminar

0.5 F

CVEEN 2010 Statics

MATH 1310 & PHYS 2210 ↓

F/SP 3

CVEEN 2310 Probability &

Statistics

MATH 1310 ↓

3 F/SP

MATH 2250 Diff Equations & Linear Algebra

MATH 1320 & PHYS 2210 ↓

4 F/SP/SU

MG EN 2400 Surveying

MATH 1060 ↓

F/SU 3

ME EN 2030 Dynamics

3 F/SP/SU

CVEEN 2140 Strength of Materials

CVEEN 2010 ↓

3 F/SP

CVEEN 2300 Engineering Economics

F/SP 2

CVEEN 2750 Computer

Tools

MATH 1310 ↓

2 SP

General Ed. Requirement/DV

F/SP/SU 3

□ Additional Science

Requirement

3 F/SP/SU

CVEEN 3210 Structural Loads

& Analysis (QI)

CVEEN 2140 ↓

3 F/SP

General Ed. Requirement

3 F/SP/SU

American Institutions

F/SP/SU 3

CVEEN 3520 Transportation

CVEEN 2140 & 2310 ↓

3 F/SP

CVEEN 3100 Technical

Communication (CW)

WRTG 2010 ↓

F/SP 3

CVEEN 4910 Design

Capstone

CVEEN 4900 & 2 Design

Technical Electives ↓

3 F/SP

CVEEN 4900 Professional

Practice

CVEEN 3100 ↓

3 F/SP

Design Technical Elective

F/SP 3

Technical Elective

F/SP 3

Technical Elective

F/SP 3

Technical Elective

F/SP 3

Technical Elective

3 F/SP

General Ed. Requirement/IR

3 F/SP/SU

Recommended General Education Courses LEAP 1501 Social & Ethical Engineering (BF) - Fall only LEAP 1500 Humanities for Engineers (HFDV) - Spring only

Total Required Credit Hours: 126.5

□ The Additional Science Requirement is satisfied by taking any 1000+ course in the following departments: Biology, Geology & Geophysics, and Atmospheric Sciences.

Design Technical Elective

F/SP 3

CHEM 1210 Gen Chemistry I

CHEM 1215 Lab F/SP/SU 1

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CVEEN 3510 Materials

CVEEN 3515 Lab

CVEEN 2140 & 2310 ↓

1 F/SP

3

CVEEN 3410 Hydraulics (QI)

CVEEN 3415 Lab F 1

3

CVEEN 3310 Geotech I (QI)

CVEEN 3315 Lab

CVEEN 2140 & 2310 ↓

F/SP 1

3

CVEEN 2010, PHYS 2210 & MATH 2250 ↓

General Ed. Requirement

3 F/SP/SU

CVEEN 3610 Environmental

CVEEN 3615 Lab

CHEM 1210 & CVEEN 2140 ↓

F/SP 1

3

CVEEN 2140 & 2310 ↓

General Ed. Requirement

3 F/SP/SU

Full Major Status Required

Prerequisite Corequisite ↓

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WRTG 1010 ↓

See catalog for individual prerequisites ↓

See catalog for individual prerequisites ↓

MATH 1050 ↓

Primary Technical Electives

Congratulations on reaching the Technical Electives! These delve deeper into the various areas covered in the 3000-level courses. A total of 6 Technical Electives, with the exception of Fastrax students, are required. While you are able to take courses in your areas of interest, further specialization is achieved by pursuing Graduate School.

Secondary Technical Electives

Environmental Structures Construction Management (Max 1) Nuclear Engineering Other (Max 1)

With the exception of Construction, where only one course may be taken, you may take multiple courses in a single emphasis area — up to a total of 3 courses.

Caveat: Semester availability is subject to change at the discretion of the department and does not create a binding contractual nexus or obligation between the student and the University of Utah

CVEEN 5560 Transportation

Planning

Environmental Structures Geotech & Materials Transportation Water Resources

CVEEN 5605 Water and Wastewater

Treatment F 3

CVEEN 3610 & 3615 ↓

CVEEN 4222 Steel I

CVEEN 4221 Concrete I

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CVEEN 3210 ↓

CVEEN 3210 ↓

CVEEN 5305 Introduction to

Foundations

CVEEN 5570 Pavement Design

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CVEEN 3310 & 3315 ↓

CVEEN 3510, 3515 & 3520 ↓

CVEEN 5500 Sustainable

Materials SP 3

CVEEN 3510 & 3515 ↓

CVEEN 5510 Highway Design

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CVEEN 3520 ↓

CVEEN 5410 Engineering

Hydrology

CVEEN 5420 Open-Channel

SP 3

CVEEN 3410 & 3415 ↓

CVEEN 3410 & 3415 ↓ CVEEN 3520 ↓

CVEEN 5610 Water Chemistry

F 3

CVEEN 3610 & 3615 ↓

NUCL 3100 Neutron Based

Engineering

CHEM 1220, PHYS 2220, MATH 1220 ↓

NUCL 3000 Nuclear Principles in

Engineering & Science F

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NUCL 3000 ↓

CVEEN 5220 Concrete II

CVEEN 5210 Structural Analysis II

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CVEEN 3210 ↓

CVEEN 4221 ↓

CVEEN 5230 Steel II

CVEEN 5240 Reinforced

Timber/Masonry

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CVEEN 4222 ↓

CVEEN 3210 ↓

CVEEN 5710 Cost Estimation &

Proposal Writing

CVEEN 5720 Project Scheduling

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CVEEN 3100 ↓

CVEEN 3100 ↓

CVEEN 5730 Project Management &

Contract Administration

CVEEN 5750 Engineering Law &

Contracts

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CVEEN 3100 ↓

CVEEN 3100 ↓

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To graduate with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Civil Engineering you must:

1. Take at least one course from 3 of the 5 emphasis areas in the Primary section. Three different checkboxes must be marked to fulfill this requirement.

2. Complete at least two Design courses from different emphasis areas. These are designated by a shaded box. Example: CVEEN 4221 and CVEEN 5420

As long as these requirements are satisfied, you may take the remaining 3 technical electives in either section.

TECHNICAL ELECTIVES

Any 3000+ level

course from the

College of

Engineering or an

ABET accredited

program

3+

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COMPUTER REQUIREMENT All incoming undergraduate students in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering are required to have a laptop. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure that his or her laptop meets the following minimum requirements:

HARDWARE

Processor Intel® CoreTM i5, or i7 or equivalent AMD processors

Memory 8.0 GB RAM or greater

Hard Drive 512 GB or greater

Graphics Minimum: Integrated video card Recommended: Dedicated video card

Network Card Integrated Wireless 802.11ac

SOFTWARE

Operating System Windows 10 Mac users can use Boot Camp, VMware, VirtualBox, or Parallels, however, these options may require more powerful machines to run.

Microsoft Office https://software.utah.edu/microsoft.php (free to download for students)

AutoCAD & Revit http://www.autodesk.com/education/home (student version free to download)

*Additional software may be required for other classes.

*Tablets are not recommended.

MATH AND SCIENCE ACCREDITATION HOUR REQUIREMENT All students must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of math and science courses. If students do not meet this requirement, they will need to take additional math and science courses to meet the required hours.

COURSE GRADE REQUIREMENTS In order to progress within the program and graduate, the Department requires the following grades:

A grade of “C” or higher must be met for the following courses:

• All Mathematics (MATH 1210/1310, 1220/1320, 2210, 2250) • All Chemistry (CHEM 1210, 1215, 1220, 1225) • All Physics (PHYS 2210, 2215, 2220, 2225) • CVEEN 2010, 2140, 2300, and 2310

For all other CVEEN courses, a grade of “C-“ or higher is required.

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GPA AND ENGINEERING GPA The University requires all students to maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.00 or higher. The Department requires all students to maintain an engineering GPA (EGPA) of 2.50 or higher. Engineering GPA is defined as courses counted towards the major with the exception of the following:

• All general education courses (e.g., LEAP 1500/1501) • All seminars (e.g., CVEEN 1000/2000)

For repeated EGPA courses, the second letter grade received will be counted as the official grade for the EGPA calculation. Please see the policy on repeated courses.

UPPER-DIVISION TRANSFER CREDIT POLICY A maximum of 3 courses (and their accompanying labs) at the 3000-level may be transferred into the program (9-12 credits max). No technical electives or additional upper-division credits will be accepted.

REPEAT POLICY A student can take an engineering GPA (EGPA) course for grade only twice at the University. Students withdrawing from an EGPA course are allowed three attempts, including the withdrawal. Any student who takes a required class twice and does not have a satisfactory grade the second time, will be removed from major status and will not be allowed to take any new CVEEN classes until they meet with an academic advisor, develop a plan, and petition the Undergraduate Committee requesting that a third attempt at the class be allowed. The Undergraduate Committee, after reviewing the petition and other relevant facts, shall make the final decision to allow or not allow the further attempt and shall communicate that decision to the student in writing.

Attempts of courses taken at transfer institutions count as one attempt. This means a student may take the course only one time at the University of Utah.

When retaking an EGPA course, if the course was taken at the University of Utah, it must be retaken at the University of Utah. For example, students cannot count a grade obtained in a class taken at another institution to replace a low grade obtained in a class previously taken at the University of Utah.

ACADEMIC PROBATION A student who fails to maintain an engineering grade point average (EGPA) of 2.50 or higher will be removed from major status and will be placed on academic probation. While on probation, students will not be allowed to take any new CVEEN classes and will have three consecutive semesters to retake courses or take additional non-CVEEN courses to bring their EGPA to 2.50 or higher. While on academic probation, the student will meet with an academic advisor at the end of every semester to review their progress. If after the three semesters (e.g., fall, spring, summer), the student fails to raise their EGPA to 2.50 or higher, their progress will be evaluated by the Undergraduate Committee and, if no progress is shown, the student will be dismissed from the program. Students that have been placed on probation

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for more than 3 semesters, even if non-consecutive, will also be evaluated by the Undergraduate Committee to determine if they should be allowed to remain in the program.

A student who fails to maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.00 or higher will also be on probation with the Department.